REDISCOVERING ZEN’S ROOTS IN ANCIENT CHINA

Join us Apr 6 - 8 for Rediscovering Zen's Roots in Ancient China with philosopher David Hinton who teaches at Columbia University. His books include Existence: A Story, The Wilds of Poetry, and his translation of the Ch'an classic No-Gate Gateway (Wu-men Kuan) is forthcoming.

Talks by Petra Hubbeling

Episode Description: In this talk, Petra Zenryu Hubbeling describes one of her biggest inspirations on her spiritual path, Etty Hillesum. In reading her work, largely talking about her religious awakening and the persecution of the Jewish people, Zenryu admires the strength, wisdom, and compassion she embodies. Inspired by the way she relates to suffering, Zenryu reflects that Etty’s perspective on life has motivated her Buddhist practice and reminds her of the Bodhisattva of compassion, Guanyin. Hillesum writes, “Suffering has always been with us; does it really matter what form it comes? All that matters is how we bear it and how we fit it into our lives.”

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Episode Description: In her first Dharma talk, Petra Zenryu Hubbeling talks about her experiences bearing witness in European refugee camps. Turning the traditional description of Zen practice as a “backward step” on its head, she describes her practice as a “forward step” into the world. She talks about the path her practice has taken, from her first retreat with Noah Levine, to meeting Roshi Bernie Glassman, many bearing witness retreats in Auschwitz, and her first retreat in a refugee camp. Petra discusses the importance of learning from history, the experience of true intimacy, and what it means to her to serve.

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